AMLO Bids Farewell to Presidency
AMLO officially handed over the presidency to his successor Claudia Sheinbaum seconds before midnight on Monday night
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Sheinbaum Excludes Spanish King from Inauguration Invitations
As a result, the Spanish government announced that it has “decided not to participate in (Sheinbaum’s) inauguration at any level.”
Read morePemex Awards 28 Billion Peso Contract to Controversial Provider
Grupo Cotemar, a favorite contractor of Pemex, was previously involved in two Pemex accidents that resulted in the loss of nine lives
Read moreINE Begins Process to Establish Popular Judicial Elections
The newly established judicial elections are set to take place on June 1, 2025, and will now see the Mexican judicial branch’s ministers, magistrates voted into power by the public
Read moreCJF Rules End National Judiciary Strike
The decision will end the judiciary’s prolonged strike that began on Aug. 21 over Mexico’s controversial judicial reform
Read moreGarcía Luna Alleges AMLO’s Ties to Cartels
The former Mexican security official’s allegations come just weeks before his scheduled sentencing in the United States on five counts of drug trafficking cahrges
Read moreAMLO’s Judicial Reform Officially Takes Effect
Mexico’s first round of its new popular judicial elections is expected to begin in June 2025 after AMLO’s successor, Claudia Sheinbaum, has taken office.
Read moreJudicial Reform Passes Mexican Senate
However, critics argue that the reform could compromise Mexico’s judicial independence and weaken the nation’s system of checks and balances
Read moreBillions in Foreign Investment Paused Over Mexico’s Judicial Reform
The Wall Street Journal reported that approximately $35 billion in U.S. investment is now suspended due to the potential impacts of President López Obrador’s proposed changes to the judicial branch
Read moreEbrard Pushes Back on US Criticism of Judicial Reform
The official also highlighted the irony the reform’s critique by pointing out that many states in the United States also elect its judges
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